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Wed. Feb. 24, 2010 D4L classics, commentary

The 2010 Dividend Stock Ideas List

Last year I introduced the Stock Ideas list and it has proven to be immensely popular. The list consists of Dividend Aristocrats, US Broad Dividend Achievers and U.S. Dividend Champions. Duplications in the above lists are eliminated and stocks are crossed out when I learn that they have either cut their dividend or fail to raise it. Here are some highlights on this year’s changes:


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Fri. Nov. 27, 2009 D4L commentary

9 Dividend Stocks Working Hard During The Holidays

As we officially head into the holiday season, many of us in the U.S. did not have to go into work today in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Though not much is happening at the office, there are still many working for me today. Not people, but my Dividend Stocks.  It is great to know while I am relaxing with family and watching the big game, those stocks are hard at work providing me an additional income stream.


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Ten Dividend Kings raising dividends for over 50 years (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/17/10)
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The Post-Thanksgiving Effect: Big Gains in the Week Ahead? (Investment U, 11/26/09)
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Wed. Feb. 11, 2009 D4L process

The Best Dividend Stocks In The World

I couldn’t begin to estimate how many different stocks are traded around the world on the various exchanges. Like everything else, there are many participants, but few players. Though the population of stocks may be large, there are only a precious few that are worthy dividend stocks. When spending my time looking for worthy investments, there are four primary places I look:
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Fri. Nov. 28, 2008 D4L commentary

NIKE (NKE), Donaldson (DCI), Hormel (HRL), McCormick (MKC) and Others Increase Dividends

Dividend investing in the classic implementation focuses on identifying solid companies with a record of growing their dividends each year; and an expectation that it will continue into the future. The focus is not solely on yield but a combination of yield and dividend growth. Often it is the lower yield, higher growth, security that will provide the best return over time.


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